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  • 03-11-2022
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The number a exceeds the number b by 50% by what percent is the number b smaller than the number a

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TrayeX614395 TrayeX614395
  • 03-11-2022

Number a exceeds the number b by 50%:

[tex]\begin{gathered} a=b+0.5b \\ a=1.5b=\frac{3}{2}b \\ b=\frac{2}{3}a \end{gathered}[/tex]

That means, 1/3 smaller=33, 1/3% smaller or 33% smaller.

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